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Emilia Arvidsson (1882-1929) was my Great Grandmother who came from the Gothenburg area of Sweden.

Emilias birth record shows her mothers name as Anna Lovisa Arvidsson, and no father is recorded (family oral history states that Anna had her daughter, Emilia out of marriage). The church record shows her mothers age as 21 (in 1882), therefore Anna Lovisas birth-year would be 1861.

We know that Emilia was placed for adoption at an early age by her mother Anna. The following record shows an Anna L Arvidsson who emigrated to USA in 1884 (at age 23), if this is Emilias mother, this was 2 years after she gave birth to her daughter, Emilia (our Great Grandmother). Name matches well, birth year matches (1861), place of origin Bönarp Halland Län, Sverige matches, port of departure Goteborg (Gothenburg)is appropriate. So perhaps this is a match?

Christian Meurer was the father of Ernest Louis Meurer, Ernest emigrated to Australia in 1858. Ernests Australian death certificate shows his father, Christian, was a Clergyman and his marriage certificate shows his father as a Schoolmaster. Christian possibly came from the town of Gensungen, Hessen, Germany as this was where Ernest, his son, was born in 1829 (183 years ago). Hessen is a state located in the centre of modern Germany.

It is likely Christian was born around 1800-1812. Christian's wife was Susannah Wieland born March 1807 in Gensungen, Hessen, Germany.

Up to now Christian's story cannot be traced further, information such as; when he was born, where he was born, his parents, siblings, career, and other life events.

Any additional details would be welcome.

Further details can be found at:
http://www.ocky.com.au/Genealogy/getperson.php?personID=P93&tree=01